The Most Flexible Recorder for Creators - Zoom H2 Essential Handy Recorder

Discover a whole new way to capture your sound with the H2essential, designed to give you total control over your recordings. With three internal microphones, you can easily adjust for the perfect pickup, whether you're recording from the front, back, or even side to side. Thanks to its flexible stereo options—90º, 120º, or mono for that precise, focused sound—you’ll always have the right setup to match your creative vision. Whether you're recording a podcast, music, or field sound, the H2essential’s 9 ways to record let you shape your audio exactly how you want it, making every moment sound just right.

• More Ways to Record - The H2essential is the only Handy Recorder with three internal microphones. With the ability to select different mic patterns, it gives creators more options than ever before.
• Front, Back, and Side to Side - With two cardioid mics facing front and rear and a bi-directional mic facing side to side, the H2essential allows you to choose the perfect pick-up pattern for every recording.
• 3 Mics… 9 Ways to Record - Set your pickup pattern to 90º or 120º stereo, or choose mono for a hyper directional pickup, reducing background noise. Then choose to record from the front, rear, or activate both sides for surround sound pickup.
• More Ways to Record - The H2essential is the only Handy Recorder with three internal microphones. With the ability to select different mic patterns, it gives creators more options than ever before.
• Front, Back, and Side to Side - With two cardioid mics facing front and rear and a bi-directional mic facing side to side, the H2essential allows you to choose the perfect pick-up pattern for every recording.
• 3 Mics… 9 Ways to Record - Set your pickup pattern to 90º or 120º stereo, or choose mono for a hyper directional pickup, reducing background noise. Then choose to record from the front, rear, or activate both sides for surround sound pickup.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Pickup Pattern: Unidirectional
• Sensitivity: –37 dB/Pa at 1 kHz (Front/Rear), –39 dB/Pa at 1 kHz (Side)
• Maximum Sound Pressure Input: 120 dB SPL (Front/Rear), 122 dB SPL (Side)
• Connector: Stereo mini jack
• Input Impedance: 2 kΩ
• Maximum Input Level: −7 dBu
• Plug-in Power: 3.3 V
• Maximum Output Level: 20 mW + 20 mW (when 32 Ω load)
• Output Impedance: 10 Ω or less
• Speaker Type: 20 mm × 30 mm elliptical dynamic
• Effective Maximum Output: 250 mW
• Recording Format: WAV 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz / 32-bit float, Stereo/mono, BWF and iXML formats supported
• Recording Media: microSDHC, microSDXC memory cards
• Display: 1.3" full-color LCD (240 × 240)
• USB Connector: USB Type-C, Audio interface USB 2.0 High Speed
• Input and Output Channels: 4 in / 2 out (Multi), 2 in / 2 out (Stereo)
• Power Supply: 2 AA batteries, AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17), USB bus power
• Power Consumption: 3 W maximum
• Dimensions: 60 mm (W) × 44 mm (D) × 97 mm (H)
• Weight (including batteries): 170 g

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